Great Zhou, Weiyang Palace.

Wu Zhi didn't wait too long, and Yang Qi, the second son of Yang Shuo, the king of Xiliang, was carried up by his arms.

The guards let Yang Qi go, and then someone kicked Yang Qi's knee socket and scolded:

"Get on your knees!"

Yang Qi was kicked and knelt on the ground with a pop, and then fell down tremblingly, shouting:

"Minister Yang Qi, knock to see Your Majesty."

Wu Zhi sat on it and said with a cold face:

"Have I ever given you an official position?"

"Ah, this ...... It didn't. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the female official on the side scolded:

"Bold! If you don't have an official position, you dare to be a minister! ”

"Grass people, grass people, I am grass people."

Yang Qi shouted in a panic.

At this time, Yang Qi was wearing a prison uniform, but he was clean, after all, if he wanted to see the emperor, he must be cleaned, so as not to cause displeasure to the Son of Heaven.

Besides, the court had not decided whether to kill or stay, and even if the jailers severely beat him, it would not be excessive.

"Is it the king of Xiliang who conspired with Hu Lu to lead Hu Lu to knock on the pass?"

Wu Zhi sat in front of the desk and said:

"Your dad is so capable."

"Your Majesty! This matter is wronged! ”

Yang Qi immediately exclaimed:

"The grass people are really leading the troops to King Qin, my father has no intention of rebellion, he must be a traitor and a thief, framed! Your Majesty must not listen to them, the king of Xiliang was even injured in order to prevent Hu Lu from passing through Liangzhou, but Hu Lu is too powerful, we didn't stop it! ”

"Heh, I haven't asked yet, but you'll answer it."

Wu Zhi smiled, but Yang Qi's face turned ugly, and Wu Zhi followed and said:

"I called you here, not to find any evidence of the crime of King Xiliang from you, the people of the world are long-sighted, whether he is guilty or not, everyone in the world is looking at it, I came to you to ask you a word, I want to ask you, have you seen the appearance of Hu Lu after the looting?"

Yang Qi moved his mouth, he had naturally seen it, but the Son of Heaven asked so? He didn't dare to answer.

Just listen to Wu Zhi continue:

"I've seen it? In the fifteenth year of Xuanping, I was eleven years old? The Huns raided south? Raiding the entire Wonju, there are villages burned? More than half of the people died, and the emperor asked me to see it? I saw the place where the Huns walked? The villages are all left with ruins and broken walls, and everything they see and hear is miserable. ”

Wu Zhi stood up? Walk down.

"Locusts this year? As soon as Hu Lu came, the people were killed, the farmland was destroyed, and the locusts plagued again in the autumn, and they had no food? Easy to eat, starving countless people? Purgatory on earth, just because of your father? I want my yellow robe......"

Wu Zhi pulled out the long knife on the waist of the attendant next to him, and Yang Qi suddenly panicked? Sit back? I just want to get up:

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty?! You can't kill me, huh? I am the son of the King of Xiliang, my father is the King of Xiliang, my father is a loyal minister, a great hero! ”

"Oh? Is it? ”

Wu Zhi walked in step by step with the knife in his hand, and Yang Qi wanted to stand up, but the guards on the left and right went up and grabbed Yang Qi's shoulders and pinned him to the ground.

Wu Zhi held the knife, and the blade rested on Yang Qi's left arm, and he was still struggling to raise it and stopped suddenly, his face pale.

Wu Zhi sneered:

"Oh, you are the son of a great loyal minister."

"Your Majesty, don't kill me, my father, he colluded with Hulu, he colluded with Hulu! I say I say! ”

【Wipe ——! 】

The knife was raised, and then quickly slashed, and the sharp blade cut off half of Yang Qi's left arm in an instant, and blood splattered out, staining the martial dragon's robe.

"Ah——! Ah——!h ”

The terrible wail resounded in the hall, the guards let go of their hands, and Yang Qi fell to the ground, curled up in a ball.

Wu Zhi took the knife and placed the blade on the knee of Yang Qi's right leg.

Yang Qi, who was grabbing the broken arm with one hand and wailing, suddenly convulsed all of a sudden, and cried:

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, don't you! I was wrong! I'll help Your Majesty testify! It hurts! Your Majesty! I don't want to die! ”

He struggled to move backwards, blood spilling all over the ground, and the pungent smell of blood spread through the temple.

The guards had already grabbed him and pressed him to the ground, Yang Qi shouted like a pig, and the guards lifted one of Yang Qi's legs very intimately.

"So many people died, and King Xiliang died a son, can't he?"

【Wipe ——! 】

Wu Zhi did not hesitate, his hand raised the knife and fell, Yang Qi's right leg was cut off in response, blood splattered out, Yang Qi only shouted, and then smashed his head on the ground, and there was no sound.

The Praetorian Guard snorted, then looked up and said:

"Your Majesty, he fainted."

Wu Zhi handed the blood-stained knife to the guards on the side, someone brought a basin of water, and Wu Zhi said while washing his hands:

"If you don't die tonight, tomorrow at noon, take it down."

"No."

The guards dragged Yang Qi, who had passed out, down, and was cut off by the Son of Heaven with an arm and a leg, such a serious injury, it is a question whether he can survive tonight, but death can be regarded as a relief for him.

For if you don't die tonight, you will suffer more tomorrow.

A eunuch quickly came in and wiped the floor, the whole hall was full of blood, Wu Zhi was wearing a blood-stained dragon robe, but she didn't care, she thought about it, and said to the left and right:

"Order three provinces and six departments, and enter the palace to discuss matters."

………………

Xiao Fu, the head of the household, had just finished dinner at home, and was called to the palace by someone from the palace.

It's so late, Chang'an has already had a curfew, but someone in the palace came to pick him up, so he didn't have to worry about being caught by patrolling bad people on the road.

When I arrived at the official office, I found that there were several other adults who were called over, and everyone was very strange, and they didn't know what the Son of Heaven suddenly called them for.

Everyone exchanged heads and ears for a while, and then the palace door opened, and they entered the palace by night.

The Son of Heaven was sitting in one of the palaces, and there was a slight smell of blood in the hall, and there were still large patches of blood on the floor that had not been cleaned up.

Everyone was shocked, there was a bloody case in this palace just now?

"Ladies and gentlemen, sit down."

When the Son of Heaven saw that everyone had come, he spoke.

The ministers also bowed respectfully, and then went to the sides and sat down, and the hall was full of candles and brightly lit.

After everyone sat down, Wu Zhi said indifferently:

"I have just decided to put Yang Qi to death to comfort the souls of the fallen soldiers and the people who were brutally killed by Hu Lu."

Regarding Yang Qi's question, the court has been arguing for a long time today, mainly because killing Yang Qi is basically equivalent to a showdown with King Xiliang.

Some ministers wanted to speak and stopped, but when they smelled the blood in the hall, and then listened to the tone of the Son of Heaven, they all knew that the Son of Heaven had already made up his mind, or that Yang Qi might be dead now.

Cai Yafu nodded, arched his hand and said:

"Your Majesty's decision is good, there should always be an understanding between the court and the King of Xiliang, now Your Majesty has won a big victory, the military spirit is stable, the morale is like a rainbow, and the four seas and the world will praise Your Majesty's merits, take this opportunity to attack the King of Xiliang, just right."

Some of the other ministers nodded their heads, but others were unimpressed, but they didn't say anything more.

Then Wu Zhi continued to ask:

"Where did Geng Zhong lead his army at this time?"

On the side of the military department, someone soon said:

"Geng Shangshu has entered the boundary of Liangzhou."

"Okay, let him press the soldiers in Liangzhou and don't have to move, and order the soldiers of the four prefectures of Yuanzhou, Lingzhou, Lanzhou, and Liangzhou to return to Geng Zhongjiedu, and drive Hu Lu out of the Great Wall.

After Wu Zhi finished speaking, the other ministers were stunned, and someone immediately stood up and said:

"Your Majesty, please think twice about this matter, Lanzhou, Liangzhou is the boundary of the King of Xiliang, and the random mobilization of troops from the two places will inevitably cause the King of Xiliang to be vigilant, if this is the case, it will force the King of Xiliang to ......"

After this person finished speaking, Xiao Fu immediately came out and said:

"This lord, this is a bad word, the matter of cutting the domain, is already imminent, the king of Xiliang let Hu Lu detour to Liangzhou, and has basically confirmed the charge of colluding with Hu Lu, just wait for this time to spread all over the world, he Xiliang King is the person who is pointed out by thousands of people, and the people spurn it, such a once-in-a-lifetime occasion, change the momentum of thunder, and take down the number one thief such as the king of Xiliang, directly, besides, Your Majesty is to let Lanzhou, Liangzhou government soldiers, expel Hu Lu, isn't it okay? Besides, do you think King Xiliang is not on guard now? ”

What Xiao Fu said is reasonable, he was already a pioneer in cutting the feudal domain under the guidance of Prime Minister Cai Cheng, and it can be said that he carried the banner of cutting the feudal domain in the court.

But someone else stood up and said:

"Your Majesty, although Lord Xiao's words sound reasonable, but even if the Xiliang army is controlled under Geng Zhong, the king of Xiliang will not be easily submissive, the minister heard that the private soldiers under the command of the king of Xiliang are not only 3,000, there are enough 100,000 people, this time he and Hu Lu conspired, the vanguard of the Chinese army, together there are 60,000, there is a city as easy to defend and difficult to attack as Tianshui, if you want to rely on force to force it to submit, it is really difficult!"

"What you said is not right, he is the king of Xiliang, and he still dares to rebel openly?"

"The rabbit bites when it's in a hurry, let alone a person like King Xiliang, who has fought with the emperor all his life?"

"That's right, that's right, it's really unwise to think about it in the long run, and it's really unwise to have a hard time with King Xiliang."

Those ministers said one after another, although Xiao Fu and others had the intention to cut the domain, but they couldn't come up with any good ideas, King Xiliang was really going to be forced to rebel and threaten Chang'an in a short time, whether he could win or not was still two words.

If it drags on, it will definitely be able to win, but the seeds of turmoil in the country will be planted, and it is difficult to predict what will happen in the future.

They all carried one after another, and Wu Zhi, who had been silent, listened to them finish talking one by one, and waited until everyone gradually quieted down before saying:

"What you Aiqing said is very reasonable, but just like Xiao Fu said, at this time, our army has won a new victory, defeating Hu Lu, it is the time when the prestige is at its peak and the martial arts are abundant, I really don't want to waste this opportunity, I think about it, and it is really unwise to force the king of Xiliang head-on, but if I miss this opportunity, and then I want to have a second chance to do it to the king of Xiliang, I am afraid it will be difficult to meet it again. Besides, I already have a measure in my heart. ”

As soon as Wu Zhi said this, the other ministers also understood what she meant, and at this time, they made a move against the King of Xiliang, and said to the outside world that the King of Xiliang colluded with Hu Lu, which was a serious crime that risked the condemnation of the world, and the people's hearts were lost.

Justice is in the imperial court!

Wu Zhi swept the audience, the imperial momentum on his body, and the ministers below were all solemn, showing respectful expressions.

Just listen to Wu Zhi say slowly word by word:

"I'm going to patrol Xiliang myself!"

………………

It was not until late at night that the ministers came out of the palace, calculating the time, and in another hour or two, I am afraid that they will not all have to go to the morning court.

Fortunately, the Son of Heaven sympathized with them, and they were not young anymore, so he canceled the early dynasty.

Anyway, the things that should be talked about have been talked about, and there is nothing important to say in the early dynasty, if there is anything, let's find it alone during the day.

The ministers frowned one by one, Xiao Fu did not rush home, but went straight to Prime Minister Cai.

The rest of the ministers, after saying goodbye to the prime minister, went back separately, Cai Chengxiang looked at Xiao Fu's eyes, and also knew what Xiao Fu meant, he quickly sat in the carriage and beckoned to Xiao Fu.

Xiao Fu also followed the carriage, the carriage went out of the palace gate, all the way to the Lifang where the two lived, Xiao Fu said excitedly and impatiently:

"Prime Minister, it seems that Your Majesty has made up his mind to eradicate the evil thief King Xiliang this time, and he is planning to conquer in person!"

Cai Yafu squinted his eyes, shook his head and said:

"Don't talk nonsense, Your Majesty is sympathetic to the people's feelings, patrolling Xiliang, and asking Geng Shangshu to gather troops first, and Xiliang's troops will go to fight Hulu, Guanzhong, Hetao, Forbidden Army and other troops, and follow Your Majesty to patrol Xiliang, how can it be said that it is a personal expedition? This is Your Majesty's move to be close to the people. ”

Xiao Fu laughed, touched his beard, and then arched his hand:

"Patrol hunting, it's me talking nonsense."

After laughing, he continued:

"It's just that this King of Xiliang, can he do it so easily? After all, he has been in Xiliang for many years. ”

Cai Yafu looked at the dark street outside the car and said in a deep voice:

"It doesn't matter whether the King of Xiliang is obedient or not, as long as His Majesty takes advantage of the victory over Hu Lu and is in Xiliang, the people of Xiliang will inevitably eat pot pulp and go out of the city to greet him, if the King of Xiliang dares to make the slightest move, do you say that the people of Xiliang are facing the King of Xiliang or Your Majesty?"

"That's naturally for Your Majesty."

"The time and the people are all in Your Majesty, as for the location, heh, I still don't know."

Cai Yafu smiled and said:

"Your Majesty first drove the royal expedition to Hulu, and now he is taking advantage of the victory to patrol Xiliang, such a majesty, not inferior to the ancient emperor!"

Xiao Fu also respectfully shouted:

"The Emperor of the Ages!"

The voices of the two followed the carriage, and faded away.

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Shanglu City.

Although it was already late, Wu Qiong, who had just run out of Ouyang Xue's house, still couldn't sleep directly.

Because he has a lot to prepare.

Not to mention cooking, as well as a letter to Wu Zhi, as well as consulting some information.

Wu Qiong plans to improve Da Zhou's life, but she doesn't know where to start, smelting must be Baidu, but the most important thing is people's livelihood, such as Quyuan plow, which is indispensable on all major networks.

Can you let it go? Definitely not!

There are some other miscellaneous things, Wu Qiong can only remember how many and how much, of course, the most important thing is to remember this Quyuan plow.

And then there's the big killer of civilization -

Gunpowder!

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